President Hamdullahpur named chair of U15

President Feridun Hamdullahpur was today named chair of Canada's U15 association of research-intensive universities.

President Hamdullahpur (right) assumes the chair of Canada’s U15 group of research-intensive universities, taking over from Western University’s President Amit Chakma (left). U15’s executive director, Suzanne Corbeil (centre), facilitates the transition.

The U15 is Canada's premier advocacy group for university research policy.

For full details, read the joint media release distributed by The U15, the University of Waterloo, and Western University.

Read President Hamdullahpur's "Message from the Chair" of The U15.